Editing Roy Scheider

{{Short description|American actor (1932–2008)}}
{{distinguish|Roy Schneider|Rob Schneider}}
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| name               = Roy Scheider
| image              = Roy Scheider 2007.jpg
| caption            = Scheider in 2007
| birth_place        = [[Orange, New Jersey]], U.S.
| birth_name         = Roy Richard Scheider
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1932|11|10|}}
| death_date         = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|2008|2|10|1932|11|10}}}}
| death_place        = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], U.S.
| other_names        = {{ubl|Roy R. Scheider|Roy Schneider}}
| education          = {{ubl|[[Rutgers University]]|[[Franklin and Marshall College]]}}
| children           = 3, including [[Christian Scheider]]{{efn|Two biological children and one adopted child.}}
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1952–2008
| known for          = 
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Cynthia Bebout]]|1962|1986|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Brenda Siemer|1989<!--Omission per template instructions-->}}}}
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'''Roy Richard Scheider''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|aɪ|d|ər}}; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two [[Academy Awards]], one [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]], and one [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Roy Scheider|work=[[TV Guide]]|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/roy-scheider/bio/173184|access-date=September 25, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002022539/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/roy-scheider/bio/173184/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Scheider's best-known roles include Frank  Ligourin in ''[[Klute]]'' (1971), Police Chief Martin Brody in ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' (1975) and its [[Jaws 2|1978 sequel]], "Cloudy" Russo in ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' (1971), "Buddy" in ''[[The Seven-Ups]]'' (1973), Doc Levy in ''[[Marathon Man (film)|Marathon Man]]'' (1976), Scanlon / Dominguez in ''[[Sorcerer (film)|Sorcerer]]'' (1977), Joe Gideon in ''[[All That Jazz (film)|All That Jazz]]'' (1979), Frank Murphy in ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (1983), and Dr. Heywood Floyd in the ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' sequel, ''[[2010 (film)|2010: The Year We Make Contact]]'' (1984). Subsequent credits included ''[[Naked Lunch (film)|Naked Lunch]]'' (1991), ''[[Romeo Is Bleeding]]'' (1993), ''[[The Myth of Fingerprints]]'' (1997), ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' (1997), and ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' (2004). He also portrayed [[List of seaQuest characters#Table of main cast members|Captain Nathan Bridger]] on [[NBC]]'s ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'' from 1993–1996.

== Early life ==
Scheider was born in [[Orange, New Jersey]],<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/movies/11scheider.html?hp |last=Kehr |first=David |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |title=Roy Scheider, Actor in "Jaws", Dies at 75 |date=February 10, 2008 |access-date=February 10, 2008 |page=6 |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807233158/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/movies/11scheider.html?hp |url-status=live}}</ref> the son of Anna (''née'' Crosson) and auto mechanic Roy Bernhard Scheider. Scheider's mother was of Irish descent with an [[Irish Catholic]] background, while his father was a [[Protestant]] [[German American]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituaries: Roy Scheider |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1578240/Roy-Scheider.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1578240/Roy-Scheider.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=July 9, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (newspaper)|The Telegraph]] |date=February 11, 2008 |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group Limited]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{sfn|Kachmar|2002|p=5}} As a child, Scheider was an athlete, participating in organized baseball and [[boxing]] competitions, for which he was classed as a [[welterweight]], weighing in at 140&nbsp;lb (63.5&nbsp;kg). Scheider competed in the Diamond Gloves Boxing Tournament in [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]]. He attended [[Columbia High School (New Jersey)|Columbia High School]] in [[Maplewood, New Jersey]], graduating in 1950, and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1985. He traded his boxing gloves for the stage, studying drama at both [[Rutgers University]] and [[Franklin & Marshall College|Franklin and Marshall College]], where he was a member of [[Phi Kappa Psi]] fraternity.

===Amateur boxing===
Between 1946 and 1949, Scheider boxed as an amateur in New Jersey.<ref name="boxing-scoop1">{{cite web |work=Boxing-scoop.com |url=http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=12096 |title=Roy Scheider |access-date=February 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105200926/http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=12096 |archive-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> Scheider said in a television interview in the 1980s that he took up boxing to lose weight. He said he had no desire to fight, but that his trainer, Georgie Ward, encouraged him to compete.{{sfn|Kachmar|2002|p=118}} In his second bout, at the 1946 Diamond Gloves Tournament ([[Golden Gloves]]), Scheider suffered a broken nose and lost by [[technical knockout]] in two rounds to Myron Greenberg. He went on to post an 11–1 (six knockouts) record,<ref name="boxing-scoop1"/> reversing his defeat by Greenberg in the process.<ref name="boxing-scoop1"/> <!-- This source lists a total of 12 fights and classes every one of them as an "unverified match -->

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:88%; text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"
! '''Amateur boxing record: Roy Scheider''' (unverified)<ref name="boxing-scoop1"/>
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:100%;"
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Result
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Opponent
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Method
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Date
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Round
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Time
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Event
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Location
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Earl Garrett
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|March 17, 1949
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|[[Elizabeth, New Jersey]]
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Ted LaScalza
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|March 12, 1949
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|[[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Read
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|February 17, 1949
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|[[Elizabeth, New Jersey]]
|Scheider suffers nose injury; drops out of tournament.
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Welling
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|July 20, 1948
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
||Elizabeth, New Jersey
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Gould
|align='left'|KO 
|align='left'|July 2, 1948
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
||Orange, New Jersey
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Alfonse D'Amore
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|March 2, 1948
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Orange, New Jersey
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Read
|align='left'|TKO
|align='left'|February 21, 1948
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Elizabeth, New Jersey
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Phillip Duncan
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|February 19, 1948
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Elizabeth, New Jersey
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Stewart Murphy
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|April 1, 1947
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:16
|align='left'|Golden Gloves 
|New Jersey
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Myron Greenberg
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|January 10, 1947
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|Golden Gloves 
|New Jersey
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{no2}}Loss
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Myron Greenberg
|align='left'|TKO
|align='left'|January 11, 1946
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|Golden Gloves 
|New Jersey
|Scheider's nose was broken.
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Frank Brayden
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|January 9, 1946
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|Golden Gloves 
|New Jersey
|
|}

=== Military service ===
Scheider served three years in the [[United States Air Force]] as a [[first lieutenant]] in [[Air traffic controller|air operations]] from 1955 to 1958. He then became a [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]] in the [[Air Force Reserve Command]] until 1964.<ref name="MilitaryScheider">{{cite web|url=https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApps?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=173651|title=Scheider, Roy, Jr., Capt|publisher=www.airforce.togetherweserved.com|access-date=April 6, 2018|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603162939/https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApps?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=173651|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Acting career==
Scheider's first film role was in the horror film ''[[The Curse of the Living Corpse]]'' (1964). On television, he played running roles on two CBS soap operas, ''[[Love of Life]]'' and ''[[The Secret Storm]]'', and also played character roles in episodes of ''[[Camera Three]]'', ''[[N.Y.P.D. (TV series)|N.Y.P.D.]]'', and ''[[Coronet Blue]]''. He was in the TV movie ''[[Lamp at Midnight]]'' (1966). In 1968, Scheider appeared with the [[New York Shakespeare Festival]], and also won an [[Obie Award]] for Distinguished Performance<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.obieawards.com/events/1960s/year-68/ |title=1968 Obie Awards Winners |website=obieawards.com |access-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112210645/https://www.obieawards.com/events/1960s/year-68/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in [[James Joyce]]'s play ''Stephen D,'' appearing in it 68 times at the [[East 74th Street Theater]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nHYwCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22roy+scheider%22+%22east+74th+street+theater%22&pg=PA20 |title=Roy Scheider: A Film Biography |first=Diane C. |last=Kachmar |publisher=McFarland |year=2015 |isbn=9781476609034 |page=20}}</ref> He appeared in the films ''[[Stiletto (1969 film)|Stiletto]]'' (1969), ''[[Loving (1970 film)|Loving]]'' (1970), and ''[[Puzzle of a Downfall Child]]'' (1970), and on television in ''[[Where the Heart Is (US TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' and ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''.

In 1971, he appeared in two highly popular films, ''[[Klute]]'', directed by [[Alan Pakula]], and ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'', directed by [[William Friedkin]]. The latter, in which he played a fictionalized version of New York City detective [[Sonny Grosso]], gained him an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name=NYTObit/> Scheider became much in demand. He went to Europe to have key supporting roles in ''[[The French Conspiracy]]'' (1972) and ''[[The Outside Man]]'' (1972).

Scheider's first starring role came in ''[[The Seven-Ups]]'' (1973), a quasi follow-up to ''The French Connection'', in which Scheider's character is once again based on Grosso. He was second-billed in ''[[Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York]]'' (1975). Scheider portrayed Chief Martin Brody in the Hollywood blockbuster ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' (1975), which also starred [[Robert Shaw (British actor)|Robert Shaw]] and [[Richard Dreyfuss]].<ref name=NYTObit/> Scheider's ad-libbed line,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7238427.stm|title=Obituary: Roy Scheider|date=February 11, 2008|access-date=February 11, 2008|publisher=[[BBC]]|archive-date=February 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214180643/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7238427.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> "You're gonna need a bigger boat," was voted 35th on the [[American Film Institute]]'s [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|list of best movie quotes]]. He appeared as secret agent Doc Levy in ''[[Marathon Man (film)|Marathon Man]]'' (1976), with [[Dustin Hoffman]] and [[Laurence Olivier]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Marathon Man (1976) 'Marathon Man' Thriller of a Film|author-link=Vincent Canby|first=Vincent|last=Canby|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 7, 1976|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F00E3D8143EE334BC4F53DFB667838D669EDE|access-date=February 12, 2017|archive-date=September 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929001127/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F00E3D8143EE334BC4F53DFB667838D669EDE|url-status=live}}</ref>

Scheider was initially set to appear in the lead role in [[Michael Cimino]]'s never-filmed romantic thriller ''Perfect Strangers'', but the film was canceled due to "political machinations" at Paramount.{{sfn|Kachmar|2002|p=118}} Scheider was later offered the role portrayed by [[Robert De Niro]] in Cimino's ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' (1978), which was the second film of a three-picture deal with [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]].<ref name=NYTObit/> He reunited with ''French Connection'' director William Friedkin in ''[[Sorcerer (film)|Sorcerer]]'' (1977), the second adaptation of the 1950 French novel ''[[The Wages of Fear]]''.<ref name=NYTObit/> Although the film didn't do well at the box office, it has since acquired a large cult following.

Still under contract after dropping out two weeks before ''The Deer Hunter'' started filming, Universal offered him the option of reprising his role as Martin Brody for a ''Jaws'' sequel, and would consider his contractual obligations fulfilled if he accepted. Scheider accepted, and ''[[Jaws 2]]'' was released in 1978. It was a huge hit.<ref name=NYTObit/> Scheider starred in ''[[Last Embrace]]'' (1979), a thriller directed by [[Jonathan Demme]]. He received his second Academy Award nomination, this time as [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] in ''[[All That Jazz (film)|All That Jazz]]'' (1979), in which he played a fictionalized version of the film's director and co-writer Bob Fosse.<ref name=NYTObit/> Some of the film's production was portrayed in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] miniseries ''[[Fosse/Verdon]]'', in which Scheider was played by [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]].

He made a thriller with [[Meryl Streep]] for [[Robert Benton]], ''[[Still of the Night (film)|Still of the Night]]'' (1982), which was a box-office disappointment. The following year, however, his box office performance improved with ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (1983),<ref name=NYTObit/> a [[John Badham]] film about a prototype [[attack helicopter]] that provided security over the city of Los Angeles during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. He made two TV movies, ''[[Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number]]'' (1983) and ''[[Tiger Town]]'' (1984). This was followed by a role as Dr. Heywood Floyd in [[Peter Hyams]]' ''[[2010 (film)|2010]]'', a 1984 sequel to [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s 1968 science-fiction classic ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', in which [[William Sylvester]] originated the role of Floyd.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=2010 (1984) '2010', PURSUES THE MYSTERY OF '2001'|author-link=Vincent Canby|first=Vincent|last=Canby|date=December 7, 1984|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A04E5D9143AF934A35751C1A962948260|access-date=February 12, 2017|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104181047/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A04E5D9143AF934A35751C1A962948260|url-status=live}}</ref> He provided narration for ''[[Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters]]'' (1985).

Scheider was in ''[[The Men's Club]]'' (1986), ''[[52 Pick-Up]]'' (1986) for [[John Frankenheimer]], ''[[Cohen and Tate]]'' (1988), ''[[Listen to Me (film)|Listen to Me]]'' (1989), ''[[Night Game (film)|Night Game]]'' (1989), ''[[The Fourth War]]'' (1990) again for Frankenheimer, ''[[Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture]]'' (1990), and ''[[The Russia House (film)|The Russia House]]'' (1990). One of his later parts was that of Dr. Benway in the long-in-production 1991 film adaptation of [[William S. Burroughs]]' novel ''[[Naked Lunch (film)|Naked Lunch]]''.<ref name=NYTObit/> Scheider played a mob boss who meets a horrific fate in the [[Gary Oldman]] crime film ''[[Romeo Is Bleeding]]'' (1994)<ref name=NYTObit/> and a chief executive of a corrupt insurance company cross-examined by [[Matt Damon]]'s character in 1997's ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|John Grisham's The Rainmaker]]'', directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]].

Scheider appeared among an ensemble cast in ''[[The Myth of Fingerprints]]'' (1997), for which he was nominated for an [[Independent Spirit Award]]. He appeared as the crusty father of hero Frank Castle in ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' (2004), and in 2007, starred in ''[[The Poet (2007 film)|The Poet]]'' and ''[[If I Didn't Care (film)|If I Didn't Care]]''. When Scheider died in February 2008, he had two movies upcoming: ''[[Dark Honeymoon]]'', which had been completed, and the thriller ''[[Iron Cross (film)|Iron Cross]]''. In ''Iron Cross'', Scheider plays the leading role of Joseph, a holocaust survivor with a propensity for justice, which was inspired by director Joshua Newton's late father Bruno Newton. ''Iron Cross'' was ultimately released in 2011.

Scheider was lead star in the [[Steven Spielberg]]-produced television series ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'' as Captain Nathan Bridger. During the second season, Scheider voiced disdain for the direction in which the series was heading. His comments were highly publicized, and the media criticized him for panning his own show. NBC made additional casting and writing changes in the third season, and Scheider decided to leave the show. His contract, however, required that he make several guest appearances that season. Scheider hosted an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the 10th (1984–1985) season and appeared on the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey]]", voicing himself as the host of a toilet-training video, portions of which were censored on FOX and syndicated broadcasts. He provided voiceover on the ''Family Guy'' episode "[[Three Kings (Family Guy)|Three Kings]]" (which was recorded in September 2007 but aired in May 2009, a year and three months after his death in February 2008), which also featured his ''Jaws'' co-star Richard Dreyfuss.

Scheider guest-starred in the ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' episode "[[Endgame (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)|Endgame]]" as [[serial killer]] Mark Ford Brady, who is identified at the episode's end as being the biological father of Detective Goren (played by [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]). He narrated and was associate producer of the 2006 ''Jaws'' documentary ''[[The Shark is Still Working]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/08/08/jaws-blu-ray-exclusive-steven-spielberg/ |title='Jaws' Blu-ray extra: 'The Shark is Still Working' |first=Jeff |last=Labrecque |date=August 8, 2012 |access-date=March 3, 2019 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]}}</ref> In 2007, Scheider received one of two annual Lifetime Achievement Awards at the SunDeis Film Festival in [[Waltham, Massachusetts]].{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} After Scheider's death, a biography entitled ''Roy Scheider: A Life'' was released as a tribute, compiling reviews, essays, and narration on his life and career.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

== Personal life ==
Scheider married [[Cynthia Bebout]] on November 8, 1962.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/10/20/Scheider-at-his-wifes-mercyNEWLNUPI-Arts-Entertainment-Scotts-World/1993530164800/ |title=Scheider: at his wife's mercy;NEWLN:UPI Arts & Entertainment -- Scott's World |last=Scott |first=Vernon |date=October 20, 1986 |access-date=May 12, 2018 |newspaper=[[United Press International]] |location=Hollywood |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181852/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/10/20/Scheider-at-his-wifes-mercyNEWLNUPI-Arts-Entertainment-Scotts-World/1993530164800/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple had one daughter, Maximillia (1963&ndash;2006), before divorcing in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.purepeople.com/article/roy-scheider-le-heros-des-dents-de-la-mer-emporte-par-un-cancer_a3920/1 |title=Roy Scheider : le héros des 'Dents de la mer' emporté par un cancer |date=February 11, 2008 |access-date=May 12, 2018 |work=[[Pure People]] |publisher=[[Webedia]] |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011418/http://www.purepeople.com/article/roy-scheider-le-heros-des-dents-de-la-mer-emporte-par-un-cancer_a3920/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 11, 1989, he married actress Brenda Siemer, with whom he had a son, [[Christian Scheider]], and adopted a daughter, Molly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roy Scheider |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/feb/12/obituaries.usa |last=Bergan |first=Ronald |date=February 12, 2008 |access-date=May 12, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian News and Media Limited]] |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011240/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/feb/12/obituaries.usa |url-status=live }}</ref> They remained married until his death.<ref name=NYTObit/>

== Death ==
In 2004, Scheider was diagnosed with [[multiple myeloma]]. In June 2005, he received a [[bone marrow]] transplant to treat the cancer.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tirdad |last=Derakhshani |title=Roy Scheider battling multiple myeloma |url=http://articles.philly.com/2005-06-21/news/25438142_1_bone-marrow-transplant-bottled-rage-cells |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=June 21, 2005 |access-date=September 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074502/http://articles.philly.com/2005-06-21/news/25438142_1_bone-marrow-transplant-bottled-rage-cells |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> He died of a [[staph infection]] after a nearly 3 year battle with the cancer on February 10, 2008, in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center. He was 75 years old.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mitchell |last=Landsberg |title=Roy Scheider; star of 'Jaws' and 'All That Jazz' |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-scheider11feb11,0,2880332.story |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 11, 2008 |access-date=September 24, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928175916/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-scheider11feb11,0,2880332.story |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1964 || data-sort-value="Curse of the Living Corpse, The" | ''[[The Curse of the Living Corpse]]'' || Philip Sinclair || 
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Paper Lion (film)|Paper Lion]]'' || Central Park Flag Football Player|| uncredited
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Stiletto (1969 film)|Stiletto]]'' || Bennett || 
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Loving (1970 film)|Loving]]'' || Skip || 
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Puzzle of a Downfall Child]]'' || Mark || 
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Klute]]'' || Frank Ligourin || 
|-
| 1971 || data-sort-value="French Connection, The" | ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' || [[NYPD]] Detective Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo || 
|-
| 1972 || data-sort-value="French Conspiracy, The" | ''[[The Assassination (film)|The French Conspiracy]]'' || Michael Howard || 
|-
| 1972 || data-sort-value="Outside Man, The" | ''[[The Outside Man]]'' || Lenny || 
|-
| 1973 || data-sort-value="Seven-Ups, The" | ''[[The Seven-Ups]]'' || Buddy, Seven-Up || 
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York]]'' || Sam Stoneman || 
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' || Police Chief Martin Brody || 
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Marathon Man (film)|Marathon Man]]'' || Agent Henry 'Doc' Levy || 
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Sorcerer (film)|Sorcerer]]'' || Scanlon / Dominguez || 
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Jaws 2]]'' || Police Chief Martin Brody || 
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Last Embrace]]'' || Harry Hannan || 
|-
| 1979 || ''[[All That Jazz (film)|All That Jazz]]'' || Joe Gideon || 
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Still of the Night (film)|Still of the Night]]'' || Sam Rice ||
|- 
| 1983 || ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' || [[LAPD]] Officer Frank Murphy || 
|- 
| 1984 || ''[[2010 (film)|2010]]'' || Dr. Heywood Floyd || 
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters]]'' || Narrator (voice) || 
|-
| 1986 || data-sort-value="Men's Club, The" | ''[[The Men's Club]]'' || Cavanaugh || 
|-
| 1986 || ''[[52 Pick-Up]]'' || Harry Mitchell || 
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Jaws: The Revenge]]'' || Police Chief Martin Brody || Archive Footage<br>Uncredited
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Cohen and Tate]]'' || Cohen || 
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Listen to Me (film)|Listen to Me]]'' || Charlie Nichols || 
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Night Game (film)|Night Game]]'' || Mike Seaver || 
|-
| 1990 || data-sort-value="Fourth War, The" | ''[[The Fourth War]]'' || Colonel Jack Knowles || 
|-
| 1990 || data-sort-value="Russia House, The" | ''[[The Russia House (film)|The Russia House]]'' || Russell ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Naked Lunch (film)|Naked Lunch]]'' || Dr. Benway ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Romeo Is Bleeding]]'' || Don Falcone ||
|-
| 1997 || data-sort-value="Myth of Fingerprints, The" | ''[[The Myth of Fingerprints]]'' || Hal || 
|-
| 1997 || ''Plato's Run'' || Senarkian ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Executive Target'' || President Carlson || 
|-
| 1997 || data-sort-value="Rage, The" | ''[[The Rage (1997 film)|The Rage]]'' || John Taggart ||
|-
| 1997 || data-sort-value="Peacekeeper, The" | ''[[The Peacekeeper]]'' || President Bob Baker || 
|-
| 1997 || data-sort-value="Rainmaker, The" | ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' || Wilfred Keeley ||
|-
| 1997 || data-sort-value="Definite Maybe, The" | ''The Definite Maybe'' || Eddie Jacobsen || a.k.a. ''No Money Down''
|-
| 1998 || ''Evasive Action'' || Enzo Marcelli || 
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Better Living]]'' || Tom || 
|-
| 1998 || data-sort-value="White Raven, The" | ''[[The White Raven (1998 film)|The White Raven]]'' || Tom Heath || 
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Chain of Command (2000 film)|Chain of Command]]'' || President Jack Cahill ||
|-
| 2000 || ''Falling Through'' || Earl || 
|-
| 2000 || data-sort-value="Doorway, The" | ''[[The Doorway (film)|The Doorway]]'' || Professor Lamont || 
|-
| 2000 || ''Daybreak'' || Stan Marshall ||
|-
| 2001 || ''Time Lapse'' || Agent La Nova || 
|-
| 2002 || data-sort-value="Good War, The" | ''[[The Good War (film)|The Good War]]'' || Colonel Gartner || a.k.a. ''Texas '46''
|-
| 2002 || ''Angels Don't Sleep Here'' || Mayor Harry Porter || a.k.a. ''Blakflash 2''
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Citizen Verdict]]'' || Governor 'Bull' Tyler ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Dracula II: Ascension]]'' || Cardinal Siqueros || 
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Red Serpent]]'' || Hassan || 
|-
| 2004 || data-sort-value="Punisher, The" | ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' || Frank Castle Sr. || 
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Dracula III: Legacy]]'' || Cardinal Siqueros || 
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Love Thy Neighbor (2002 film)|Love Thy Neighbor]]'' || Fred || 
|-
| 2006 || ''Last Chance'' || Cumberland || short film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Chicago 10 (film)|Chicago 10]]'' || Judge Julius Hoffman (voice) || Documentary 
|-
| 2007 || data-sort-value="Poet, The" | ''[[The Poet (2007 film)|The Poet]]'' || Rabbi || a.k.a. ''Hearts of War''
|-
| 2007 || ''[[If I Didn't Care (film)|If I Didn't Care]]'' || Linus Boyer || a.k.a. ''Blue Blood''
|-
| 2007 || data-sort-value="Shark Is Still Working, The" | ''[[The Shark Is Still Working]]'' || Narrator (voice) || Documentary
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dark Honeymoon]]'' || Sam || [[direct-to-video]]
|-2008 The Punisher
| 2009 || ''[[Beautiful Blue Eyes|Iron Cross]]'' || Joseph || Released posthumously; final acting role
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1955 || data-sort-value="United States Steel Hour, The" | ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'' || Dancer || Episode: A Wind from the South 
|-
|1962 || data-sort-value="Edge of Night, The" | ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' || Kenny || 
|-
|1964 || ''[[Camera Three]]'' || Face || Episode: The Alchemist 
|-
|1965–1966 || ''[[Love of Life]]'' || Jonas Falk || Various Episodes
|-
|1966 || ''[[Lamp at Midnight]]'' || Francesco Barberini || Television Movie 
|-
|1967 || data-sort-value="Secret Storm, The" | ''[[The Secret Storm]]'' || Bob Hill #1 || 
|-
|1967 || ''[[Coronet Blue]]'' || Apartment Manager || Episode: A Charade for Murder
|-
|1968 || ''[[N.Y.P.D. (TV series)|N.Y.P.D.]]'' || Paul Jason || Episode: Cry Brute
|-
|1969 || ''This Town Will Never Be the Same'' || Performer || Television Movie
|-
|1971 || ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' || Dan Bowen || Episode: No Pockets in a Shroud 
|-
|1972 || ''Assignment: Munich'' || Jake Webster || Television Movie 
|-
|1983 || ''[[Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number|Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number]]'' || Jacob Timerman || Television Movie
|-
|1983 || ''[[Tiger Town]]'' || Billy Young || Television Movie
|-
|1985 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || Host || Episode: Roy Scheider 
|-
|1990 || ''[[Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture]]'' || Paul Marish || Television Movie
|-
|1993 || ''Wild Justice'' || Peter Stride || Television Movie 
|-
|1993–1995 || ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'' || Captain Nathan Bridger || 47 episodes
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Money Play$]]'' || Johnny Tobin || Television Movie
|-
| 1999 || ''Silver Wolf'' || John Rockwell || Television Movie 
|-
| 1999 || data-sort-value="Seventh Scroll, The" | ''The Seventh Scroll'' || Grant Schiller || Mini-Series
|-
| 1999 || ''[[RKO 281]]'' || [[George J. Schaefer]] || [[HBO]] Movie 
|-
| 2001 || ''Diamond Hunters'' || Jacob Van der Byl || Television movie
|-
| 2002 || ''[[King of Texas]]'' || Henry Westover || Television movie
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Third Watch]]'' || Fyodor Chevchenko || 6 episodes
|-
| 2005 || ''Carrier: Arsenal of the Sea'' || Narrator (voice) || TV documentary
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' || Mark Ford Brady || Episode: Endgame
|-
|2007–2009 || ''[[Family Guy]]'' || Himself (voice) || 2 episodes 
|-
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[44th Academy Awards|1971]] || rowspan=2|[[Academy Awards]] || [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] || ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=6|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001702/awards?ref_=nm_awd|title=Roy Scheider|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=February 13, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208035337/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001702/awards/?ref_=nm_awd|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[52nd Academy Awards|1979]] || [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || rowspan=4|''[[All That Jazz (film)|All That Jazz]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
|[[37th Golden Globe Awards|1979]] || [[Golden Globes]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Film Musical of Comedy]] || {{nom}}
|-
|[[34th British Academy Film Awards|1980]] || [[British Academy Film Awards]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]] || {{nom}}
|-
|1980 || [[National Society of Film Critics]] || Best Actor || {{nom}}
|-
|[[13th Independent Spirit Awards|1997]] || [[Independent Spirit Awards]] || [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male|Best Supporting Actor]] || ''[[The Myth of Fingerprints]]'' || {{nom}} 
|-
|}

== References ==
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==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A6SmDaC8VXoC&pg=PA118 |last=Kachmar |first=Diane C. |date=January 1, 2002 |page=118 |title=Roy Scheider: A Film Biography |publisher=[[McFarland Publishing]] |isbn=9780786412013}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080727024719/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3350080.ece Obituary] in ''[[The Times]]''
* [https://ew.com/article/2008/02/17/william-friedkin-roy-scheider/ William Friedkin on Roy Scheider]

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